Match Report


Colorado Springs SwitchbacksColorado Springs Switchbacks     Atlanta UnitedAtlanta United
Computer Player Computer Player Bas Hondtong Bas Hondtong
Harold ClarkH. Clark70
G
1
G
69Leandro LorenzoL. Lorenzo
Chester RobinsonC. Robinson66
D
2
D
72Tomás AlvaradoT. Alvarado
Marcos SosaM. Sosa63
D
3
D
73Emanuel TorresE. Torres
Juan Cruz FloresJ. Flores60
D
4
D
67Paolo ZambranoP. Zambrano
Gonzalo HurtadoG. Hurtado53
D
5
D
69Raymond GomezR. Gomez
Guy JanickiG. Janicki50
D
6
M
67Duarte VillarrealD. Villarreal
Javier PérezJ. Pérez59
M
captain7
M
67Rodrigo CastanedaR. Castaneda
Bryan MyersB. Myers56
M
8
M
72Gustavo SaavedraG. Saavedra
Angel KorbA. Korb73
A
9
A
72Ezequiel NunezE. Nunez
Nelson BeslerN. Besler69
A
10captain
A
68Marcos YanezM. Yanez
Dave HughesD. Hughes61
A
11
A
71Carlos CarrilloC. Carrillo
 
Thomas PhillipsT. Phillips66
G
12
A
71Tomás BustosT. Bustos
Maurice DavisM. Davis57
A
13
D
66Lucas PérezL. Pérez
Larry ScottL. Scott56
M
14
A
36Eduardo FernandezE. Fernandez

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Switchbacks Stadium where Colorado Springs Switchbacks play host to Atlanta United. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Colorado Springs Switchbacks are playing in a 5-2-3 formation while Atlanta United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Victor Harris.


0.00
Colorado Springs Switchbacks get the match underway!
3.50
Marcos Sosa passes the ball forward to Bryan Myers. Bryan Myers makes a probing pass to Angel Korb. Angel Korb whips in a cross ball towards Dave Hughes. Dave Hughes rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
4.05
Javier Pérez barges into Duarte Villarreal. Javier Pérez is shown the yellow card! Duarte Villarreal hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.26
Paolo Zambrano flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Castaneda holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodrigo Castaneda flicks a high ball forward to Marcos Yanez who takes it down. Marcos Yanez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcos Sosa.
8.25
Bryan Myers threads the ball through to Dave Hughes. Dave Hughes shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
12.52
Rodrigo Castaneda controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harold Clark who gathers it comfortably.
14.18
With vision, Duarte Villarreal plays the ball forward to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.08
Seeing a gap ahead, Tomás Alvarado plays the ball forward to Rodrigo Castaneda. Rodrigo Castaneda flicks a high pass forward. Ezequiel Nunez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ezequiel Nunez knocks in a cross ball towards Marcos Yanez. Marcos Yanez makes a deft header but Harold Clark reads it well. Superb keeping!
18.56
Gustavo Saavedra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
20.26
Emanuel Torres sweeps the ball up the wings. Ezequiel Nunez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcos Sosa.
24.55
Javier Pérez sees space and advances. Javier Pérez knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Besler. Nelson Besler whips the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
27.33
Gustavo Saavedra plays the ball forward to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harold Clark who gathers it comfortably.
28.11
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
33.51
Bryan Myers flicks a high pass forward. Nelson Besler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nelson Besler whips in a cross ball towards Dave Hughes. Dave Hughes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Leandro Lorenzo punches it away to safety.
36.31
Paolo Zambrano makes a simple pass to Duarte Villarreal. Duarte Villarreal threads the ball through to Marcos Yanez. Marcos Yanez finds some space and shoots from distance. Harold Clark gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
40.58
Rodrigo Castaneda deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcos Yanez. Marcos Yanez knocks in a cross ball towards Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.54
Bryan Myers makes a simple pass to Dave Hughes. Dave Hughes shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
44.53
Bryan Myers flicks the ball to his team mate, Nelson Besler. Nelson Besler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Emanuel Torres.
45.00
Rodrigo Castaneda sees a break and surges forward. Rodrigo Castaneda knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Colorado Springs Switchbacks appear unchanged since the first half. Atlanta United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Colorado Springs Switchbacks players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Atlanta United kick off!
48.59
Chester Robinson threads a neat ball through to Bryan Myers. Bryan Myers flicks a high ball forward to Dave Hughes who takes it down. Dave Hughes whips in a cross ball towards Angel Korb. Angel Korb heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
49.33
Rodrigo Castaneda knocks the ball forward to Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.07
Tomás Alvarado knocks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Villarreal. Duarte Villarreal makes a probing pass to Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
61.34
Paolo Zambrano makes a probing pass to Rodrigo Castaneda. Rodrigo Castaneda flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Carrillo who takes it down. Carlos Carrillo lofts in a cross ball towards Marcos Yanez. Marcos Yanez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
65.02
Rodrigo Castaneda sees a break and surges forward. Rodrigo Castaneda skips past Marcos Sosa! Some awkward footwork from Rodrigo Castaneda provides some space. He shoots at goal but somehow Guy Janicki happens to be in the right place to block it.
66.19
Marcos Sosa sees Javier Pérez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Javier Pérez makes a simple pass to Nelson Besler. Nelson Besler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.09
Gustavo Saavedra kicks a strong pass forward to Ezequiel Nunez. Ezequiel Nunez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.35
Javier Pérez hits a low pass to Dave Hughes. Dave Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tomás Alvarado.
73.47
Duarte Villarreal chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Harold Clark gets down and covers it.
75.20
Chester Robinson flicks the ball to his team mate, Bryan Myers. Bryan Myers sees Angel Korb in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Angel Korb knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Leandro Lorenzo who gathers it comfortably.
78.17
Javier Pérez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nelson Besler. Nelson Besler whips in a cross ball towards Angel Korb. Angel Korb rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Leandro Lorenzo manages to gather it effortlessly.
83.10
Gustavo Saavedra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Carrillo. Carlos Carrillo tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
85.17
Bryan Myers knocks the ball forward to Nelson Besler. Nelson Besler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Raymond Gomez.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Colorado Springs Switchbacks

Atlanta United
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.6%
55.4%
Play Area
32.5%
44.6%
22.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Castaneda of Atlanta United

Match Ratings
1.Harold Clark (GK)
8
2.Chester Robinson (DEF)
6
3.Marcos Sosa (DEF)
7
4.Juan Cruz Flores (DEF)
6
5.Gonzalo Hurtado (DEF)
6
6.Guy Janicki (DEF)
6
7.Javier Pérez (MID)yellow card
7
8.Bryan Myers (MID)
8
9.Angel Korb (ATT)
6
10.Nelson Besler (ATT)
6
11.Dave Hughes (ATT)
7
 
12.Thomas Phillips (GK)
0
13.Maurice Davis (ATT)
0
14.Larry Scott (MID)
0

1.Leandro Lorenzo (GK)
8
2.Tomás Alvarado (DEF)
6
3.Emanuel Torres (DEF)
7
4.Paolo Zambrano (DEF)
7
5.Raymond Gomez (DEF)
6
6.Duarte Villarreal (MID)
7
7.Rodrigo Castaneda (MID)
9
8.Gustavo Saavedra (MID)
7
9.Ezequiel Nunez (ATT)
6
10.Marcos Yanez (ATT)
7
11.Carlos Carrillo (ATT)
7
 
12.Tomás Bustos (ATT)
0
13.Lucas Pérez (DEF)
0
14.Eduardo Fernandez (ATT)
0